(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A third of adults in the United States believe Saddam Hussein played a role in 9/11, according to a poll by CBS News. 33 per cent of respondents think the deposed Iraqi leader was personally involved in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many Spaniards discard the notion that allowing outright sovereignty to the Basque Country would bring an end to political violence, according to a poll by Sigma Dos published in El Mundo. 53.1 per cent of respondents disagree with granting independence to the Basque Country in exchange for the end of terrorism.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – One-in-four adults in the United States believe members of the federal government knew the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were going to happen but allowed them to unfold for political, military and economic motives, according to a poll by Zogby International and 911truth.org. 26.4 per cent of respondents think elements in the current administration consciously failed to stop the attacks.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in Britain believe the coalition effort cannot be won, according to a poll by Opinion Research Business. 52 per cent of respondents think British troops are not winning the war in Iraq, and say victory is impossible.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Few adults in the United States are voicing outright support for a prospective Democratic presidential candidate, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. Only 30 per cent of respondents say they would definitely or probably vote for former North Carolina senator John Edwards if he becomes the Democratic Party’s nominee in 2008.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in three of 13 countries deem it desirable for the United States to play a decisive role in global issues, according to the Transatlantic Trends poll conducted by TNS Opinion with the support of the German Marshall Fund, Compagnia di San Paolo, Fundación BBVA, the Luso-American Foundation and the Tipping Point Foundation. At least 50 per cent of respondents in the Netherlands and Britain want the U.S. to exert strong leadership in world affairs.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in the United States hold differing views on whether their country is more secure now than it was at the time of a devastating terrorist attack, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 48 per cent of respondents think the U.S. is safer today than before 9/11, while 33 per cent deem it less safe.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States hold firm views on the way their current president will be perceived in the future, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 56 per cent of respondents think history will remember George W. Bush negatively for the job he has done pursuing terrorists after 9/11.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in Australia believe their country should end its military commitment to the coalition effort in Iraq, according to a poll by AMR Interactive released by the Lowy Institute for International Policy. 57 per cent of respondents think Australia should not continue to be involved militarily in Iraq.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public confidence in the current United States presidential hopefuls to deal with the coalition effort in Iraq is low, according to a poll by Zogby Interactive released by UPI. 14 per cent of respondents think Republican former New York City mayor Rudy Giulinai would handle the war in Iraq best.
